I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 396

Unicorns are one of the very famous ’Spiritual Beasts’ both on Earth and here.

Originally on Earth, it was an animal symbolizing an extremely rare or impossible existence.

On the other hand, this world was a bit different. While it was still extremely rare, its existence itself wasn’t denied.

Didn’t Cain standing right beside me say he encountered one once in his lifetime?

So here’s a question. What do Unicorns like and what do they hate?

Most people know that while they love pure virgins, they loathe anyone who isn’t.

This was the universal belief regarding Unicorns, and in reality, it wasn’t any different.

An entity endlessly gentle to pure maidens, yet regarding all others as ’enemies’.

In short, it meant it had a filthy temper.

"Hieeeeng!!!"

The Unicorn charged while aiming the horn on its forehead.

Being a horse and a spiritual beast, its charging speed was extraordinary.

In particular, the horn on its head looked sharper than most spears.

Tudududu!

"Heu-ak!"

I barely dodged the Unicorn’s charge. Since it was a straight-line attack, evading was easy.

I was just caught off guard because it attacked out of nowhere. I didn’t expect it to rush me immediately.

"Man, it really shows no mercy to males."

[How do you know if it’s male or female?]

"Aren’t Unicorns all male?"

[It’s a living creature, so of course male and female exist, wouldn’t they?]

"Huh?"

An unexpected line of thought. I asked in disbelief.

But Cain seemed to find my words even more absurd. He responded with a puzzled tone.

[All living beings in the world must have male and female sexes to reproduce. Unicorns are no different.]

"Wasn’t that a sacred creature? A regular beast that evolved."

[If that were the case, dragons would have evolved from lizards too.]

Absurd, yet sensible logic. Most creatures increase their population through reproduction.

No matter how long a Unicorn’s lifespan might be, it wouldn’t abstain from breeding altogether.

How should I put it? It felt like a fantasy shattered into pieces.

"Then do you know why Unicorns like pure virgins?"

[A matter of preference, likely. Dogs and wolves are almost identical animals, yet dogs have mostly lost their wild nature and offer loyalty to humans, do they not?]

"..."

It was basically an answer saying: Oh, so genetically their brain just snapped somewhere!

No words came to mind, but that too was a plausible hypothesis.

Because all living creatures are governed by genetics and hormones.

Wiiiiing!

While we were chatting away, the Unicorn prepared another attack.

Light gathering at the horn on its head radiated an extraordinary energy.

Taking that head-on seemed impossible. Dodging was the only option.

’If it blasts the ground, approaching will be tough due to debris.’

Before that, I charge in and cut off that horn. That was my assessment.

The Unicorn also aimed its horn at me as I charged at high speed.

Kwaaaa!

Soon after, a tremendous energy cannon blasted forth from the horn.

The horn was small, but the range of the energy beam was remarkably wide. Simple evasion wouldn’t cut it.

Kwaaaang!

However, Cain was by my side right now. He dismounted his horse and blocked with his coffin.

An opportunity presented itself. While Cain blocked, I dashed toward the Unicorn.

’Its head lowered slightly while firing the energy. If so...’

In the end, its field of view had to narrow. I circled around to the side as much as possible.

A horse’s field of view is extremely wide. But even that had clear limits.

Thus, I charged from a blind spot outside the horse’s vision. Unicorn or whatever, it’s turning into horse meat.

Yet was a spiritual beast truly a spiritual beast? Or had it accumulated plenty of survival experience in the Forest of the Four Seasons?

Poljjak!

Just as I reached its flank, the Unicorn lightly hopped into the air.

In doing so, it naturally twisted its body and kicked me with its sturdy hind legs.

Kwaang!

"Keu-euk...!"

Even though I blocked with my shield and enveloped myself in Body-Protecting Gangqi, I felt the impact.

Just in case, I glanced at the shield and saw a vividly imprinted horseshoe mark.

Fitting for a spiritual beast, its basic physical capabilities were exceedingly grand.

’If I had taken that bare-bodied, my bones would’ve cracked!’

This thing was far stronger than the Flesh Golem.

Besides, during the desperate fight with the Flesh Golem, I had other companions.

Right now, it was just me, Cain, and Bbareumbo—the three of us. Pretty troublesome.Read the latest chapters at novelрing.com.

"Pureureuk...!"

"...?"

It was during a brief lull. The expression of the Unicorn glaring at me was strange.

Setting aside being furious, why on earth was it shedding tears?

I knew animals could fully feel emotions. Seeing Lackey alone proved that.

But for a Unicorn to shed tears... I couldn’t understand the reason at all.

[Did you perhaps do something wrong to that Unicorn?]

"This is the first time I’ve ever seen a Unicorn lifeform in my life though?"

[Like stealing a Unicorn’s mate or something?]

"Please don’t turn a decent person into a pervert."

If I knew this would happen, I should’ve brought Lackey. Cain couldn’t translate animal language either.

Meanwhile, the Unicorn snorted and charged at me. It was much faster than before.

Does it think it’s a rhino or something?

Actually, it was scarier than a rhino. At least rhinos didn’t shoot lasers from their horns.

Rather than fighting from afar, I chose a head-on clash. Head-on clashes were far more advantageous for me.

’Though it’s doubtful whether this guy will fight the way we want.’

Since it was a smart creature, it would quickly figure out who held the advantage.

I had to subdue it before it figured that out. Thinking so, I rolled my eyes.

Meeting my eyes, Cain seemed to read my mind as he charged at the Unicorn.

Kwaang!

Cain clashed with the Unicorn, sparking a contest of raw strength. At first, Cain got pushed back quite a bit.

The Unicorn was in the middle of a full-speed charge, so that couldn’t be helped.

But even this was enough. I seized the opportunity Cain created.

’Since it might kick with its hind legs again...’

Target the legs first. My favorite tactic.

For beasts or creatures much larger than me, attacking the legs first was key.

As Sword Matstar mentioned, targeting the legs usually wasn’t a great method.

Because leg bones are surprisingly hard, and it leaves too much room for counterattacks.

But that was talking person-to-person; beasts and monsters were different.

Banjjak!

Right before my sword slashed down. Light flashed from the Unicorn’s horn.

Seeing that light, I hastened my hands even faster.

Chwaak!

It was right when I swung my blade toward the Unicorn’s elongated leg.

The Unicorn vanished into thin air, leaving my blade cleaving empty space. My eyes widened.

I clearly saw Cain grabbing hold of it with my own eyes, yet it vanished in an instant.

"...No way, Teleport?"

[Behind!]

Hearing Cain’s shout, I immediately spun around. And I instantly raised my shield.

Kwajik!

The moment I raised the shield, the horn pierced right through it.

It grazed past my chest by a hair’s breadth; if I hadn’t blocked it, I’d have been in deep trouble.

At the same time, it was an opportunity. I acted before it could retract its horn.

Kwak!

"Pureuk?!"

I dropped the sword in my right hand onto the ground and grabbed the horn.

The Unicorn also seemed startled by the unexpected action, widening its eyes.

But this was the best move. I didn’t know how it pulled it off, but it even used Teleport.

’It’s definitely because of the horn. I have to snap this horn first.’

It was a creature that reacted instinctively even when attacked from outside its line of sight.

Therefore, I had no choice but to launch an attack that was nearly impossible to counter.

One of those was targeting the horn. The essence of a Unicorn was precisely this horn.

Uuuung!

"Hieeeeng! Hieeng!"

As I funneled mana while gripping the horn, the Unicorn thrashed frantically.

Firing that energy cannon earlier, and the horn shining right before Teleport...

As expected, this horn seemed to be a medium of sorts. A body part that was both a strength and a weakness.

If I broke this, dealing with this guy would become vastly easier.

Of course.

"Eueoeo. Eueoeolk. Eoeunangeura."

Because of the creature shaking its head wildly back and forth, I felt insanely dizzy.

Its raw strength was so intense that neck power alone had me dangling and shaking.

But I wasn’t easy push-over either. If I was getting shaken, I just had to lock myself in place.

Peo-eok! Peok!

Or beat the living hell out of it. Even while being shaken around, I pummeled the Unicorn’s head.The source of this chapter is novеlping.com.

Making my Body-Protecting Gangqi even thicker, even simple punches would be exceedingly powerful.

And just as I expected, the Unicorn’s spasms slowly began to cease.

Jjeojeojeok! Jjeojeok!

Along with that, I used cold air to freeze its body solid.

Considering its monstrous muscle strength, it normally would have shattered ice like this with ease.

Provided it was in normal condition, that is.

"Hieee... hiee..."

Before long, the Unicorn’s movements gradually came to a halt. Now all that remained was snapping the horn.

I strained with all my might to break the horn. It was so tough that it hardly gave way.

But as the saying goes, no tree can withstand ten strikes—I gritted my teeth hard.

Ttuduk! Ttududuk!

As a result of my hard effort, cracks gradually formed at the base of the horn. A sign of breaking.

The Unicorn thrashed even more, but its body was already frozen solid and Cain had it pinned down.

"Euaaaaaa!"

Udeudeok!

Yelling out a battle cry, I completely snapped off the horn.

"Hieeeheng-!"

As soon as the horn snapped, the Unicorn screamed in agony, but that too was only brief.

Kwajik!

I plunged the snapped horn straight into the Unicorn’s head.

Perhaps because the horn was inherently sharp, over half of it penetrated deep into the Unicorn’s head.

Budeulbudeul-

Penetrated precisely through its head, the Unicorn shuddered briefly before going completely limp. It had perished.

Relaxing my body, I pulled away from the Unicorn. Exercising real strength for once left my muscles throbbing.

"Whew... that was seriously tough."

[You might be the first person in history to kill a Unicorn in such a manner.]

As I lay on the ground taking a breather, Cain spoke to me.

From my perspective, a Unicorn was an imaginary animal, but ultimately it was nothing more than a beast.

A beast possessed of extraordinary yet dangerous abilities at that. Pitiable though it was, I had no choice but to kill it.

"How do people usually kill them? Have you ever killed one before?"

[It’s not as though it’s never happened. In the first place, its very existence is rare.]

I suppose so. I stared at the Unicorn carcass collapsed on the ground.

Its body was frozen solid due to the cold air.

After pondering briefly on how to process this, I asked Cain.

"Cain-ssi. Can you check if this thing is male or female?"

[Why are you curious about that?]

"Just because."

There was something I needed to verify. Hearing my words, Cain looked suspicious but moved over slightly.

The easiest way to tell a beast’s gender is right around the groin area.

If you can check for the berries down there, you can figure it out right away.

’No way it got neutered, right.’

While I was entertaining useless thoughts, Cain spoke.

[It’s female. A female Unicorn is a first for me as well.]

"Female? Do female Unicorns like pure virgins too?"

[That is a somewhat foolish question... but I do not know.]

I became genuinely curious. Why did that Unicorn shed tears while looking at me?

I logged into the Gallery right away. Since I was streaming live video, they’d understand all of our conversation.

ㄴStarlight Lady) According to literature, Unicorns love ’purity’ itself. Which means...

ㄴSword Matstar) Grylls-nim, did you have a girlfriend by any chance?

ㄴPrincess Chaenggu) That’s unexpected.

ㄴPraise the Sun) So you were out there doing everything you ought to do, huh?

ㄴSuspiciously...) A real man.

Everyone saying how unexpected I was, or how it was outside their imagination, etc.

Painful words came back at me, but the one who felt absurd was me.

"No! I haven’t even gotten to hold a woman’s hand once!"

[At your age?]

"Fuck. Shut up."

Butting in out of nowhere to drive a dagger into me.

ㄴStarlight Lady) The reason the Unicorn cried is probably because it found a wonderful opposite sex for once, but he wasn’t pure... so it says?

That’s way too detailed. Absurd.

ㄴHeavenly Demon) So thou art a male acknowledged even by a spiritual beast.

ㄴWild Grylls) Teacher;;

Changing one word shifts the whole tone.

She just phrased it slightly differently, but the nuance felt weird.